Elodie Freymann
Primatologist, Botanist, Social Anthropologist, and Conservation Activist
http://drelodiefreymann.com/

Elodie Freymann, Ph.D., a primatologist, botanist, social anthropologist, filmmaker, scientific illustrator, and conservation activist, recently attracted global attention with her groundbreaking research on how wild chimpanzees in Uganda’s Budongo Forest self-medicate with medicinal plants and how that use overlaps with local traditional healers’ pharmacopeias. She is now following up that research with the first systematic study of non-human self-medication in the Peruvian Amazon. Much of Elodie’s work blends the worlds of science and art to document how people interact and co-exist with the flora and fauna around them and how anthropogenic disturbances are disrupting these symbiotic relationships. She has received several awards for her work and is a Fellow at both The Explorers Club and The Linnean Society.
Panel Presentations:
Extraordinary Explorations in Interspecies Exchange
2026-03-27 15:00:00 | 2026-03-27 15:00:00 to 2026-03-27 16:15:00
Introducing:
Film Screening: Two Short Films by Elodie Freymann
2026-03-27 18:40:00 | 2026-03-27 18:40:00 to 2026-03-27 19:25:00
